Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Cleaned from our southern CALI
fOrnia Exchanges.

Following are a few items concerning
the beautiful Coronado:
Judge Puterbaugh has under consider.
alton plans for a handsome cottage on
Coronado. to be built near the pavilion,
costing from $4,000 to $1,000, Messrs.
Roberts q Lane, contractors and build
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In addition TO the foregoing Messrs.
Roberts & Lane have the contract for
two story house, 30A50, $500; a cottage
for Messrs. Hanbury & Garvey, 5000;
also a cottage for P. Pundt of this city,
and others in contemplation.
Mr.. Smith, OF San Diego, who manu-.
factures soda water, is thinking Of build.
ing works on Coronado to cost ab out
.$2500.
A new meat market will be opened on
the corner of Orange avenue and First
street, two blocks north Of the post
office.
1t is thought that the foundations
for the big hotel will be completed SO
that carpenters can begin work April
4th.
The electric masts are expected this
week and it is hoped to have them
lighted by April lst Wires will be ex.
tended to the new planning mill and also
to the new hotel site. that work may go
on at both places night and day.
The pine trees along E avenue are
very thrifty and are growing rapidly on
all the avenues.
san BernardinO.
The San Bernardino Athletic Club,
which was organized last Saturday tven.
ing, met last night at the Courthouse,
over twenty five members being pres
ent.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by Secretary Parsons, and with no
objections from the members present,
they were approved by President Satter.
white. K. NJ. Parsons, who was elected
Secretary and Treasurer of the club, at
the last meeting, resigned the office of
Treasurer, and John II. Lightfoot was
elected to fill the vacant office. The OBJ
ject of the club is for the advancement
of all amateur athletic sports, the insttu-
tion and maintenance of gymnazum
for the training Of its members in ath.
letic exercises, and for mpanionship
and entertainment socially. The people
of San Bernardino should take some in.
terest in this organization, as there is
nothing of this kind in the city, and it
will be great benefit to all
young men who wish to develop their
muscles and ply sical power. The char.
ter for membership will be kept open for
two weeks, and after the close of charter
membership the initiation fee will be S.,
SO all those who can should avail them
selves of the chance of being charter
members. The charter membership fee
has been placed at 81. The members of
the club have started subscription list,
and will soon call on our business men,
and the boys all wish to see it signed
literally. Before the close of the meet
ing a vote of thanks was rendered to
of gymnasium instruments. A vote of
thanks was also rendered to the news
papers of San Bernar dino for the earnest
steps they have taken In mentioning the
worthy object of the club.-[Courier.
The Inder says: This morning about
four o'clock the house of Andrew Lee.
dom was burned to the ground with all
its contents, and burning to death Geo.
w. Speers, an invalid residing there.
Mr.. Leedom's house is situated in the
foothills near the Arrowhead Hot
Springs, and was the house on the
left Just as the road turns at the foot
of the mountain. He has q new
house nearly ready for occupancy,
which came very near burning also.
Geo. w. Spears, the deceased, was
born in New York, and was aged
about sforty.eight years. He was
al most helpless from rheumatism
and paralysis, and had to keep an oil
stove burning near his bed at night.
1t is supposed that he overturned the
stove, which Immediately ignited the
bed clothes and filled the room with
flames and smoke. The family were
awakened by his agonizing screams,
and at once rushed to his assistance,
but upon reaching his room the flames
had gained such headway that it was
utterly impossible for any one to enter;
in fact the fire spread SO rapidly that
the family barely escaped in their night
clothes from the burning house, not
saving any clothes except what they had
on. Everything was destroyed except
a sewing machine, and the family found
themselves homeless and destitute when
morning dawned. Mr.. Darby had to
serd them their breakfast, and some Of
the neighbors sent them wearing apparel
for the family. Mr. Speers was mem
ber of Cornman Post G.. A. Il. of this
city, and lived off of his pension. The
Post will bury the remains with all due
honors tomorrow.
Material Arriving,
The material for the new Southern
Pacific passenger depot has commenced
to arrive. We understand that the
plans for the building will be here in a
few days. Those who have been fortun.
ate enough to see the new depot on pa.
per say it is one of the most handsome
drawings they ever laid eyes upon, and
that the building, when completed, will
be the most beautiful, as well as the
most convenient, ever erected on the
coast. The Southern Pacific company
never do things by halves. All the
modern conveniences will be put into
tho building. This morning Agent
Hooper showed us some of the fixtures
which arrived yesterday. Among the
lot were patent water closets, with mar
BILE bowls, handsome marble.top wash
stands, with silver fvucets, large mirrors,
F. hangings, etc. Everything is of the
very best that could be purchased. In
the purchase of these fixtures the com.
pany have selected the identical patterns
to be used in the Slower Mountain hotel.
-[Semi-Tropic.